reason for being; raison d'être
if you do this; if this is the case
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
such ... as; or some such
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
phantom; vision; illusion
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
surrounding at a distance
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
plan; protocol; manifest; program
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
another; different; something else
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)